Elevator-car inclosure



Feb. 5, 1929.

C. C. CAMPBELL ELEVATOR CAR INCLOSURE Filed July 1, 1927 ATTORNEYPatented Feb. 5, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHESTER G. CAMPBELL, OF WEST ORANGE. NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO OTISELEVATOR COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ELEVATOR-CAR INCLOSURE.

Application filed July 1,

This imcntion relates to elevator car inclosures and particulariv toelevator car in- 'l0.'-lllt*S tor passenger elevators.

One l'eaturc-of the invention is to provide an inclosure of the abovetype which is of rigid con truction and which requires a minimum ofmaterial.

Another feature oi the invention is the provision of an inclosure whichmay be readil constructed and installed and which is pleasing inappearance.

Still another feature of the inventionresides in the provision of aninclosure that is light-tight at all joints.

Other features and advantages will become appa rent from the specitication, taken on connection with the accompanying drawings wherein oneembodiment ot' the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of an elevator carinelosure;

Figure 2 is a View with parts broken away taken along line 2-2 of Figure1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 23 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of Figure 3.

tcfcrring to the drawings, the inclosure is designated as a whole by thenumeral 10 and is made up of a front side '11, a lel't side 12, a rearside 13 and a. right side 14. The front side 11 is left with an opening15 for a car gate. This side includes three spaced posts 16, 17 and 18of which posts 16 and 18 are corner posts. These posts are preferablyvertical channels, thus forming hollow posts with one side 0 )en. Theopen side of post 16 laces the le t, the open f le of post 18 faces theright while the open side of post 17 faces the front. For'purposes ofappearance, it is preferred to form posts 17 and 18 hat the edges ofeach post are bent toward t ch other. A vertical panel 20 is arrangedmtween posts 16 and 17. Both vertical edges if this panel are bent insuch manner as to have a portion 21 in a plane at right; angles to thepanel and another portion 22 in a plane parallel to and extending beyondthe panel. The width of the panel is such that it fits between posts 16and 17 With the panel in place, the portions 21 and 22 of the left edgeof the panel snugly fit about and against adjacent sides of 0st 16 whilethe portions 21 and 22 of the rlght edge of the panel snugly 1927.Serial No. 202,880.

fit about and against a side and bent over edge of post 17.

The Sides 12, 13 and 14 are similarly formed, except that two or morepanels 20 are used, the number de iending upon the size ofthe inclosure.For convenience of description, sides 12 and 14 have been illustrated asmade up of three panels each, with the rear side 13 of two: panels.Thus, there are two intermediate posts 23 for the sides 12 and 14 andone intermediate post 24 for the rear side 13. The remaining cornerposts are designated 25 and 26. The edges of posts 23, 24, 25 and 26 arenot bent over, these posts being of the same construction as post 16.Between the corners, the bent over port ons 22 of adjacent panels extendover the edges of the intermediate posts. At the corners, however, whereadjacent panels are at right angles to each other, the bent over portion22 of one of these panels extends over an edge of the corner post whilethe bent over portion of the other panel extends around the corner ofthe post diagonally opposite this edge. The panels may be secured to theposts as bybolts 29 extending through the sides of the posts and theportions 21 of adjacent panels, this manner of connection beingillustrated for corner post 26 in Figure 4. These bolts are arranged atspaced intervals to insure a rigid construction.

At the bottom of each panel is an angle bar 28, secured thereto as byspot welding. The vertical leg 30 of each angle bar is on the inside ofthe inclosure while the horizontal leg 31 extends outwardly. In asimilar manner, each panel is provided with an angle bar 32 at its top,secured thereto as by welding. The vertical legs 33 of these angle barsextend downwardly on the inside of the inclosure while the horizontallegs 34- extend outwardly. This arrangement may be seen upon referenceto Figure 2-. The ends of the to and bottom angle bars abut against thesides of the posts, fitting snugly thereagainst to present a. pleasingappearance. To further improve the appearance of the inclosure, theinside of each panel may be further provided with moulding 35, securedthereto as by spot welding, a suitable arrangement of the mouldingstrips being illustrated in Figure 1.

The inclosure may be provided with various arrangements of to s, asuitable form chosen for purposes of eseription being i1- vertical rods"40 extending between and welded to top and bottom channels 41 and 42respecti\-'ely. *These channels are secured to the horizontal legs 34of'the angle bars .32 and taithe soflitplate 38, as by imlts.

All the posts, 1.6, 17, 18, 23 24, 25 and26 are extended above theinclosure anels to the bottom of the soflit plate and t e grillesections are arranged between the posts. The top is secured to theinclosure as by' tie rods 43 extending from the soffit plate to theplatform 44. These tie rods extend through the posts, as may be seenupon reference to Figures 2 and 4, there being one tie rod for eachpost. Each tie rod is threaded at both ends and is provided with nuts45, one above'the soflit plate and one below' the platform, for securingthe top in place.

In assembling, the panels are secured to the posts to form the sides andthe sides secured to the corner posts. It is to be noted that the openside of the posts permits the ready bolting of the panels to the postsand climinates the employment of threaded holes for screws as where apost closed on all four sides is employed. The inclosure is secured tothe car platform 44 as b screws 46 extending through the horizontallegof angles 28. The dome is then put in place, the tie rods inserted andthe nuts 45 tightened down. These tie rods also serve to assist screws46 in securing the inclosure to the platform. The grille sections arethen secured in place.

A hole or pocket may be provided in one of the panels to receive a flusht pe car switch, such a hole, designated 48, being illustrated as formedin panel 20 of the front side 11 (see Figure 1).

The panels 20 are of sheet steel and may be of various widths, dependingupon the requirements of the particular installation and the number ofpanel sections to a side. Panels o f standard widths'may be made up,however, for a standard sized inclosure. These standard panels may thusbe roduced on a quantity basis and kept in stosiir so that a standardsized inclosure may be made up on short notice. 1

It will be seen that the panels are of very simple construction andtherefore can be easi y made at a minimum cost. Furthermore, theinclosure may be assembled in a mlnnnum of time owing to the factthat-the posts have one side open, permitting the ready bolting of theposts and panels together. Also, this arrangement involves only a smallamount of mlding. It is to. be noted that the bent portions 21 and 22 ofthe vertical edges of the panels make a vcry strong constructlon andtogether with I the posts make up a rigid steel lnclosure with a minimumamount of material. Further, the

bent portions 22 of the panels. fitting around the corners of the posts,entirely exclude the passage of exterior light through the joints to theinside of the inclosure.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely I difl'erent embodiments of this invention could bemade without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shalllie interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

What is claimed is: V 1. An elevator car inclosure comprising; a hollowangular post having one side open;

and a panel having a bent portion abutting one side of said post andanother portion bent around the corner of said post.

2. An elevator car inclosure comprising; a pair of hollow angular posts,each post having oneside open; and a panel disposed between'said posts,said panel having its edges bent to abut against the adjacent sides ofsaid posts and having its edges further bent to extend' around thecorners of said posts.

3. An elevtor car inclosure comprising; a pair of aligned hollow angularvertical posts each post having a side on the outside of the car open;and a vertical panel having each of its vertical edges bent outwardly toform a flange, said panel being disposed between said posts with saidflanges abutting the posts on the sides facing each other and eachflange being further bent to extend around the outside corner of itspost on the side which it abuts.

' 4. An elevator car inclosure comprising; a pair of aligned hollowangular vertical posts, each post having an outer side open; a verticalpanel having each of its vertical edges bent outwardly to form a flange,said panel being disposed between said posts with said flanges abuttingthe posts on the sides facing each-other and each flange being furtherbent to extend around the outside corner'of its post on the side whichit. abuts; and means extending through said'flangcs and the sides of theposts abutted by the flanges for securing the panel to said posts.

5. An elevator car inclosure comprising; a pair of aligned hollowvertical square metal posts; a vertical sheet metal panel having each ofits vertical edges bent outwardly to form a flange, said panel beingdisposed between said posts with said flanges abutting the posts on thesides facing each other an each flange being further bent to extendaround the outside corner of its post on the side which it abuts; andbolts extending abutted by the flanges for securing the panel to saidposts each post having an open side to permit the assembly.

6. Aside of an elevator car inclosure comprising; a series of alignedhollow square metal posts, each post having an open side to permit theassembly; a series of vertical sheet metal panels, each panel havingeach of its vertical edges bent outwardly to form a flange, said panelsbeing disposed between said posts with the flanges of each panelabutting the posts between which the panel extends on the sides facingeach other and each flange being bent at its outer edge to extend aroundthe corner of its post on the side which it abuts; and bolts extendingthrough said flanges and the sides of the posts against which theflanges abut for securing the panels to said posts. v

7. An elevator ear inclusure comprising; a plurality of hollow squaremetal posts forming the corners of said inclosure; a series of sidesarranged at right angles to each other and disposed between pairs-ofsaid corner posts, each side comprising a pair of said corner posts andone or more hollow square metal posts intermediate said pair of cornerposts and aligned therewith; a series of vertical sheet metal panels,each panel having each of its vertical edges bent outwardly to form aflange, said panels being disposed between the posts of the inclosureside and in the plane thereof with the flanges of each panel abuttingagainst the posts between which the panel is disposed on the sidesfacing each other and each flange being bent at its outer edge to extendaround the corner of its post on the side which it abuts; and boltsextending through said flanges and sides of the posts against which theflanges abut for securing the panels to said posts and thus the sides tothe posts forming the corners, each post having an open side to permitthe asscnibl in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to thisspecification.

CHESTER o. CAMPBELL

